Monthly Archives: December 2011

The Cafe – Sky1 HD

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Guthlac

This is just a wonderfully underplayed series where not a great deal happens yet the characters are so well observed that you can’t wait for the next episode. http://sky1.sky.com/sky1hd-shows/the-cafe Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Now I’ve got a cold

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Guthlac

Oh it never rains until it pours – I think I’ve got a cold. Actually I suspect it is a variation of the bug/virus thing I have been suffering from over the past few weeks. So I’m spending my time messing around with Brushes…here’s my latest mess… Continue reading →

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An exhausted drawing

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Guthlac

I knocked this up after a long day driving…I was knackered.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Jingle bell jingle bell jingle bell jing

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Guthlac

The view from the restaurant …10 minutes ago this was almost a white out. Going south in a couple of hours – makes me feel like a snow goose.I’m on line at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/guthlac http://simonmarchini.posterous.com http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk… Continue reading →

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Sir Thomas Moore

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Guthlac

Copying a master does help you to understand his genius. So it is with this weak approximation of Holbein’s drawing of Sir Thomas Moore. It is based on the original I saw at the Holyrood exhibition this afternoon…well worth a trip to Edinburgh j… Continue reading →

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Inspired by Holbein

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Guthlac

There is something wonderful about the work of Hans Holbein the younger and the exhibition at the Queens Gallery in Edinburgh truly does justice to his genius. This inspired me to create this drawing.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Mr Grumpy…

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Guthlac

Another Brushes Painting?Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Colour photographs of fashion, 1940s, by John Rawlings

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Guthlac

This is the most amazing series of fashion images I have seen. The most surreal aspect about them is that they were made in the 1940’s. Eat your heart out Rankin! http://www.retronaut.co/2011/08/john-rawlings-1940s-colour-fashion-shots/ Sent from … Continue reading →

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Corner Portraits, by Irving Penn

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Guthlac

A wonderful series of Penn’s work. http://www.retronaut.co/2011/09/corner-portraits-by-irving-penn/ Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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35+ Figurative & Expressive Oil Paintings

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Guthlac

A great series of paintings…the only down side is that there are too many…after a while they tend to loose their impact 35+ Figurative & Expressive Oil Paintingshttp://www.hybridlava.com/artwork/35-figurative-expressive-oil-paintings/ — Sent… Continue reading →

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